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We had a great time at Grand Cayman Island! From left, Duane Larson, George Fabian, See pages Karen McField, PMG Sheena Glasgow, 24, 28 Postmaster General Eric Todd, Tom Giraldi and Ed Waterous at Sheena Glasgow and His Georgetown Post Office. Excellency the Governor, Mr. Duncan Taylor.

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FEATURES Airmail from Trinidad to the Dutch West Indies during WWII, by Darryl Fuller ...... 4-5 The Jamaica definitives that never were: 1953-1956,by David Horry ...... 6-11 Grenada first postage dues on cover, by Hap Pattiz ...... 12-16 Type 1a British Guiana handstamps seen, by Dale Wade ...... 18 Arthur Myerscough was well-known London dealer, by Ian Sellick...... 21 The Dated Cancellers (Part 5), by Roy Bond ...... 22-23 COLUMNS AND REPORTS Officers and Trustees, Study Group Leaders & Others...... 2 Horry, Ford, Gleadall receive prestigious BCPSG awards for writing, service ...... 5 Joint BCPSG and BWISC Meeting at Australia 2013, by Darryl Fuller ...... 17-18 BG Bits and Pieces, by Dr. Raj Ramphal ...... 19-21 2013 Annual General Meeting British Caribbean Philatelic Study Group ...... 24-25 BCPSG Exhibits and Awards, by Paul Larsen...... 25 Membership Director’s Report, by Bob Stewart...... 26 President’s Message, by Duane Larson...... 28 Our faithful advertisers...... 26-32

DEADLINES FOR THIS PUBLICATION January issue: Deadline November 15, mailing December 30 April issue: Deadline February 15, mailing March 30 July issue: Deadline May 15, mailing June 30 October issue: Deadline August 15, mailing September 30 Page ...... October 2013 Vol. 53, No. 4 British Caribbean Philatelic Journal Airmail from Trinidad to the Dutch West Indies during WWII

By Darryl Fuller SOR No. 3” (Miller TR CH 5) on the front and back.2 Of Australia It arrived in Curacao on October 6, 1940. According to Wike, the rate from January 15, 1940 to 1945, from Trin- y interest in the commercial airmails of the idad to Curacao, was 60¢. I assumed that the first cover Caribbean is widespread and I was recently was an anomaly that I couldn’t explain, as is not unusual Mchecking my Trinidad covers against the in- during WWII. However, Figure 2 illustrates another formation in R. G. cover from Trinidad Wike’s book Airmails to Curacao posted on of Trinidad and To- June 30, 1945 at the bago.1 This is an ex- same 42¢ rate and ar- cellent book and one riving July 4, 1945. It could only wish that is sealed with a typical similar books existed P.C.90 tape (Miller TR for all the other coun- CL 5 group). Wike’s tries in the Caribbean. postal rates indicate It has great detail on that the rate was still not only the flights 60¢ at this time, but and the routes of the dropped to 18¢ on Au- airmail, but also air- gust 1, 1945. mail rates. Virtually every Trinidad cover Two covers with the I checked against the same rate, from dif- rates between 1930 ferent sources and dif- and 1950 was correct, ferent years made me according to the book. FIGURE 1 think that my covers As anyone who col- Trinidad airmail cover posted October 4, 1940 at the 42¢ rate were correct and that lects commercial air- (2¢ stamp on reverse). Wike had made a mis- mails will attest, this is take. I thought that the unusual, particularly during WWII. There are normally most likely error was a transcription error when copying rates that do not accord to any published data, either the rates from one source to his manuscript. Given that due to errors by postal staff or unpublished postal rate the rate listed under the Dutch West Indies is Ecuador changes. at 60¢, this seemed likely. However, two of my covers appeared to I then recalled that I have an incorrect rate. had another source for Both were used from Trinidad airmail rates. Trinidad to Curacao. A while ago I discov- Figure 1 illustrates the ered that the National first cover, which is Library of Australia franked with 10 x 4¢ had a series of year- on the front and a books titled The Year- lone 2¢ on the reverse book of the Bermudas, – a total of 42¢. It was the Bahamas, British posted on October 4, FIGURE 2 Guiana, British Hon- 1940 and received the June 30, 1945 Trinidad to Curacao airmail cover duras and the British “OPENED BY CEN- at the 42¢ rate. West Indies.3 The first British Caribbean Philatelic Journal Vol. 53, No. 4 Page ...... October 2013 Horry, Ford, Gleadall receive prestigious BCPSG awards for writing, service

By Charles Freeland & Rob Wynstra Finally, the same jury has been entrusted with the task of selecting the winner of the Addiss Award for Lifetime he jury for the Durnin Award (Ed Barrow, Keith Achievement in Philatelic Writing and Research. There are Moh and Charles Freeland) had an easier task than multiple candidates for this award, but the jury found no Tthey have often experienced in selecting the winner difficulty in deciding that the winner for 2012 should be for the best Journal article that appeared in 2012. This does Peter Ford for his outstanding work in editing and bringing not mean that the standard was not again high, but with to publication the Trinidad handbook by Marriott, Medli- Peter McCann’s excellent article on the first stamp issue cott and Ramkissoon, as well as his prior work in the same of Montserrat ineligible as it had already appeared in the capacity on more than a dozen handbooks and study papers Journal of the Society of Postal Historians, we are unani- published by the BWISC. mous in recommending that the award be made to David Horry for his intriguing two-part article on the British Hon- Mary Gleadall has been selected as the winner of the Rob- duras TRDs, supported by his research into Roger Wells ert J. Cooley Award for lifetime service to the BCPSG. She (the notable creator of covers with rare village cancella- has the singular distinction of being the first female winner tions), the Grimsby Philatelic Society, Wrigley chewing of this prestigious honor. The award was established with gum, etc. David also contributed an important article on the a generous donation from the late Robert Cooley and is GVI postmarks of Dominica and a whimsical story about recognized as the group’s highest honor. Mary has served the destruction by fire of Trinidad’s Penal Post Office. And as a group trustee and currently holds the position of sec- he is at it again in the 2013 journals ... an editor’s dream! retary. As secretary, she helps organize and conduct elec- tions, files reports on meetings, and provides a host of other As usual, we would like to commend a couple of other behind-the-scenes duties that are so essential to the smooth authors who appeared on our shortlist. Hap Pattiz wrote running of the BCPSG. Mary has also contributed articles a diverse set of articles on censor marks and postage dues to journal and has helped in the planning for several of the and Tom Giraldi kept us up to date on the postal history of group’s meetings in the Caribbean. Despite splitting time the Cayman Islands as well as submitting an interesting ar- between the U.K., Barbados, and more recently North ticle on the “real” Caymans Islands first flight. We also note Carolina, she has been a fixture at the annual meetings for with deep regret the death of Dr. Eric Bateson of Australia, many years. She has been a close and loyal friend to many who had over the past few years written many articles on members and is well deserving of this high honor. philatelic covers from all of our colonies. Airmail from Trinidad to the Dutch West Indies during WWII Continued from page 4 volume was published in 1926/27 and went through FOOTNOTES to the early 1950s, although I am unsure as to whether 1 R. G. Wike, Airmails of Trinidad and Tobago, British they all had the same author. Later volumes (after 1935) West Indies Study Circle, 1999. were called the West Indies Year Book; including also the Bermudas, the Bahamas, British Guiana and Brit- 2 Christopher Miller, British Empire Civil Censorship ish Honduras. Unfortunately, the library does not have Devices, World War II, Canada and Colonies in the Ca- all the volumes; however, a few do have some airmail ribbean and North and South America, The Civil Cen- postal rates including 1940 (see note below). The 1940 sorship Study Group, 2006. yearbook lists the rate from Trinidad to the Dutch West Indies as 42¢ per half ounce or fraction thereof. This 3 T. Skinner, West Indies Year Book; including also the agrees with both covers, so I suggest that the Wike list- Bermudas, the Bahamas, British Guiana and British ing needs to be corrected to 42¢. Honduras, Montreal, 1940.

If any Trinidad postal historians or airmail collectors Note: I am writing an article updating the airmail rates have other corroborating covers for this rate between of Barbados during WWII, which will have further 1940 and July 31, 1945, then please contact me at information about these volumes. [email protected]. Page ...... October 2013 Vol. 53, No. 4 British Caribbean Philatelic Journal The Jamaica definitives that never were: 1953-1956 By David Horry, an Englishman resident in Shanghai, China he Jamaican King George VI stamps lasted a very committee selected for the purpose). It was signed on long time: first issued on October 10, 1938, they August 28, 1951 by Postmaster General G.F. White. A Twere officially used until December 17, 1956. prize of £50 was offered for each of the winning de- The King’s premature death in February 1952 meant signs. Coats of Arms were specifically not asked for as that new stamps would have to be prepared for Queen they were obviously going to be used for the high values Elizabeth II when she ascended the throne on June 2, which were earmarked for Bradbury Wilkinson. Everard 1953. There was a mad dash to get new definitives de- F. Aguilar, the well known Jamaican stamp dealer and signed, engraved, printed and issued throughout the philatelist, was invited onto that committee by White. Commonwealth. Trinidad & Tobago led the way getting Aguilar worked assiduously on this project initially as their QEII stamps out on April 20, 1953, about a month noted in his quarterly journal. prior to the Coronation. This wasn’t too difficult as all Bradbury Wilkinson did was replace the head of the late King George VI with a Dorothy Wilding profile of Her Majesty. So why did the Jamaican postal authorities take a further three years to complete the task when they’d had a two year start? FIGURE 2 It was first suggested in early 1951 that a new Jamaica Proposed butterfly set for George VI be prepared. On September 28, 1951 a Papilio homerus competition was announced in The Daily Gleaner (Fig- design, Phillip ure 1) for designs for four denominations of the new Hart, 1952. issue (another eight designs were to be prepared by a

From this competition four designs by the now late FIGURE 1 Claude De Souza were selected, of which only one was Postmaster finally used in the 1956 Queen Elizabeth set. De Souza General George had designed the 1952 Scout Jamboree set with their F. White’s stamp gaudy colors stipulated in the brief. Fort Charles, show- design ing Nelson’s Quarter Deck (2/-), was designed by Mil- competition annoucement from The Daily Gleaner, September 28, FIGURE 3 1951. Proposed Ackee design, Phillip Hart, 1952. British Caribbean Philatelic Journal Vol. 53, No. 4 Page ...... October 2013 ton S. Weller. In June 1953, Aguilar, in his British West again in appropriate colours. The immediate values from Indian Philatelist, previewed two designs (Figures 2, 3) the 3d to the 2/- would be Pictorials and this is where a and noted: “The artist for many of these (KGVI) designs great deal of the difficulty lies, due to getting certain co- has been Phillip Hart, who is still a student at Jamaica lour combinations, it was suggested that if these stamps College. Not yet 18, he is a gifted youngster, having the were printed on coloured paper, then bi-coloured, this ability to reproduce anything shown, and has designed at would be far more attractive.” least 6 of the drawings for this new set. Mrs. A. Wiles designed Colebeck Castle (which has never appeared) and The first definitives were officially released May 1, 1956 White River (which was changed to Rafting on the Rio and that was just the two lowest values, ½d and 1d from Grand and the frame-work for Blue Mountain (8d).” It is Waterlow (Figure 5). The rest of the set crawled out in amazing to note that Hart’s butterfly (Papilio homerus) dribs and drabs and finally were all available on Decem- was used some 12 years later when it appeared on the ber 17, 1956 with the release of the 3d, 4d and 5d val- 6d value of the May 1964 definitives Figure( 4). Almost ues.

So, why did it take Jamaica five years to get itself into FIGURE 4 shape? Barefoot notes that nine De La Rue QEII small Released 6d key-types revenues (6d - £1 ) overprinted “JUDICIAL” definitive butterfly were released in 1953. They are originally inscribed Papilio homerus, “POSTAGE and REVENUE” but never saw light of day May 1964. FIGURE 6 6d and 1/- JUDICIAL overprints certainly championed by Aguilar. Young Hart was also on postage responsible for the Doctor Bird (Trochilus polytmus) 6d and revenue design, the 3d Mahoe, and he took the photograph for stamps, 1953. the Hope Gardens 1/- design. Other designs that never saw light of day were The West India Regiment, Co- without the Judicial overprint (Figure 6). Were these in- lumbus and Nina (Phillip Hart) and Cottage Industry; tended as a quick release for postage? Perhaps not as the the design for this intended low value stamp was of the KGVI versions which similarly bear the word “POST- making and plaiting of mats. AGE” were never issued.

This from Aguilar’s British West Indian Philatelist in King George VI stamps were printed way beyond Potter March 1956: “At long last the new Queen Elizabeth and Shelton’s cut-off date of June 1952. There was a full stamps for Jamaica have been announced by the Crown printing of all the values, bar the £1 and 1½d, on March Agents and will most likely go on sale around April or 31, 1953 with another major reprinting divided between May of this year, and these have taken just over 5 years; January 21 and April 7, 1954. The 3d, 4d, 6d, 9d, 1/- and £1 were reprinted on January 24, 1954 and finally as late FIGURE 5 as June 15, 1956 the 4d, 6d, 9d, 1/- and 2/- were again ½d and 1d reprinted after the QEII stamps were further delayed!* De la Rue definitives, It would appear that initially the same strategy was to be May 1956. used as had been in Port of Spain and the Queen’s head was to have replaced that of her father, the King. The first sign was issue of the Royal Visit stamp issued Novem- in being prepared during which time they have had ber 25, 1953 – it was nothing more than the Cocos Palms many changes and it is interesting to go over some of 2d with the Queen’s head in place and the words “ROY- the major hold ups. From the start it was realized that the AL VISIT 1953” squashed into the top of the vignette face value of this set would have to be stepped up due (Figure 7). The design for a set of definitives must have to the new postage rates, and it was definitely decided been on the drawing board at this time. Further, stocks of on that the four low values would feature the head of the Waterlow KGVI £1 Tobacco stamps, first issued on Queen Elizabeth with appropriate border designs, while August 15, 1949, were running low (Figure 8). Crown the four high values would feature the Arms of Jamaica, Continued on page 8 Page ...... October 2013 Vol. 53, No. 4 British Caribbean Philatelic Journal sheets (2,400 stamps) to be taken from Bureau stocks and despatched to Jamaica by parcel post 27 January, 1955.” It was suggested at the time by the Colonial FIGURE 7 Office that collectors felt that two sets of QEII defini- 2d Royal Visit tives issued within a year of each other would be too commemorative, much! So, yet another printing of the KGVI £1 stamps November 1953. was ordered. “The requisition was for 218 sheets (6,540 stamps) and they were printed on 3 December, 1955 and despatched 29 February, 1956. Three thousand stamps were allocated to the bureau and a block of four was sent Agents Requisition 5704/2 ordered 2,400 sheets (72,000 to The Royal collection.” Gibbons recorded the release stamps) with the Queen’s head (Figure 9). The vignette date (in the U.K.) as January 24, 1956 and described it plate was delivered to Waterlow on December 4 and the as “a light sepia vignette and a bright violet frame. The frame plate on December 31, 1953. paper is thinner than the original printing.”

According to Hugh James in Gibbons Stamp Monthly (July 1986): “... the printing (in January 1954) failed for some unknown reason and a reprint was ordered. Both plates were reissued on 10 February 1954. Only 2,143 sheets were printed and were despatched to Jamaica

FIGURE 8 £1 KGVI Tobacco (Waterlow), August 1949.

FIGURE 9 £1 QEII Tobacco FIGURE 11 (Waterlow), “Horrywood Jamaica 1953 QEII fantasy definitives.” March 1954. Aguilar reported in the British West Indian Philatelist in 26 March, 1954. As it was a new issue the usual GPO June 1955: “As the (QEII) £1 Jamaica has been sitting specimens were taken including the now unique block in the vaults for well over two years now, it so happened of four stamps sent to the Queen. Some 51,090 stamps that early in February, the Royal Bank of Canada placed were allocated for the Bureau, the odd quantity being an order with one of these agents for a sheet of the £1. As the result of the original Bureau allocation of 60,000 to usual the agent, who is well known around the business compensate for the shortfall in printing. However, on houses, delivered the stamps to the teller, who was quick arrival in Jamaica the QEII printing was put into store to notice that the stamps did not have the head of the and the Colony soldiered on with the KGVI £1 stamps, King which was usual, but featured the head of H.M. the although supplies were running out as evidenced by an Queen. This teller, as quick as he was to pick up the dif- entry under CA requisition 5704 which required eighty ference, was not quick enough to realize what he held in his hand. Not knowing anything about the item, he asked the agent (a Miss Binns) to check up at the Stamp Office and returned the sheet. A Golden Opportunity was lost through the Bank returning these stamps, for had they FIGURE 10 been used, one is very inclined to think that the PMG £1 QEII Arms would have released them. The main reason for these (Bradbury Wilkinson), items not going on sale 2 years ago, has been one of the August 1956. many ‘Red Tape Rules’ laid down by the Crown Agents, which states that any stamp put on sale, other than com- memoratives, must remain on sale for at least 6 years.”

British Caribbean Philatelic Journal Vol. 53, No. 4 Page ...... October 2013 A further delay to the printing of the new Bradbury unions took every opportunity to strike over wages and Wilkinson £1 (Figure 10) led to a further release of 64 overtime rates -- Nash appears to have been the target sheets of the KGVI £1 (1,920 stamps) from the Bureau of much union anger. He attempted to clean up some being sent by air to Kingston on January 24, 1956. dodgy practices and criminal proceedings were started at the Vineyard Town office (Figure 13). Some of these It is now apparent that in the latter part of 1954, a de- practices were in part due to the trade in postmarks and cision had finally been taken to introduce a completely FDCs on the island. Everard Aguilar complained bitterly new QEII definitive set and not proceed with a quick about this in the British West Indian Philatelist (Figure revamp of the old KGVI-style designs -- which might 14) as “using a few of the old methods adopted some have probably looked something like this (Figure 11). years ago in Germany!”

The reason for this change of mind may well have been the retirement of the Kingston Postmaster General, George Fitzgerald White. White, a black man, was an amiable and old school style of postmaster. He was FIGURE 14 conservative, genial and much respected. He was made Aguilar’s The West Indian PMG in March 1948 after a long career. After a period in Philatelist, Vol. 12 No. 2, the Money Order Branch he was posted to the Circula- December 1949. tion Branch as a junior clerk. In 1935, he was heading

FIGURE 12 P.M.G. Allison A.V. Nash, A new set of stamps was ordered from De La Rue around 1952 (Jamaica Gleaner). about the time of Nash’s arrival as they bear similarities with the Tercentenary Issue of May 1955. The borders are somewhat more decorative and hark back to the De La Rue KGV definitives of 1919 Figure( 15). Aguilar stated in the June 1954 edition of the British West Indian Philatelist: “The new Pictorial set for Jamaica, with the this important phase of the postal service, and in 1942 four lowest values, will be released towards the end of he was made Superintendent of Mails. White was called this year, with the possibility of the highest value - the upstairs to the King Street head office in 1945, receiving the appointment of Deputy Postmaster General. Mean- while he had served as Postal Censor during World War II. His deputy was Allison Alfred Vernon Nash, who was a much more progressive and assertive character. In 1951 he won a Government Scholarship under the West FIGURE 15 Indies Training Scheme. He was sent to the GPO in Lon- De La Rue essays under Nash, c. 1954 don and underwent training in modern postal practices ©Spink & Son Ltd. and administration (Figure 12). £1. The face value of this set includes very nearly all the White was due to retire in late October 1953 but had gone necessary values, for local and overseas postage rates, as as early as February 23, 1953 when E. M. Morales be- well as air mail rates in the B.W.I., U.S.A. and England. came acting PMG. He made way for Nash who officially The face value will work out at 45/2d.” Nash appears to took over on February 22, 1954 but who was in position have left his post in a hurry. The Jamaica Gleaner notes by September 1953. Nash was a new broom -- the postal his departure on September 24, 1955 for nine months leave of absence – gardening leave? – his position was filled temporarily by his deputy Frederick Oscar Rous- FIGURE 13 seau. This would be at around the time that the original Vineyard Town Registered designs of Phillip Hart had their frames simplified, which Oval postmark, c. 1950. makes the designs seem somewhat less attractive (Figure 16). Note that the inscription on the “Doctor Bird” design Continued on page 10 Page 10 ...... October 2013 Vol. 53, No. 4 British Caribbean Philatelic Journal is “Humming Bird.” These stamps bear a passing resem- three separate administrative areas: Western at Montego blance to Cyprus essays at the same time with a bare- Bay; Central at Mandeville; and Eastern at Kingston. headed Queen facing left and right [2/-] (Figure 17). Meanwhile, training courses were also offered to coun- ter staff and much more motorization of mail routes was initiated and things settled down (Figure 19).

FIGURE 19 Stamp Centenary 6d showing mule cart and modern mail van, 1960.

The new definitives were not universally liked, espe- FIGURE 16 cially the high values which were called “uninspired” De La Rue essays under Rousseau, c. 1955 by Nick Halewood and have an appearance more akin ©Spink & Son Ltd. to revenue stamps. They were designed and printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and are not a patch on the De La Rousseau was then in charge until the arrival of the new Rue set of four, issued on May 10, 1955 to celebrate The Postmaster General, Lt. Col. Joseph Green on December Jamaica Tercentenary (Figure 20). 12, 1955. Green had retired from the British Civil Ser-

FIGURE 20 Jamaica Tercentenary issue, May 1955.

FIGURE 17 For those of you with deep pockets and would like to Unissued De La Rue essays for Cyprus, c. 1953. gain a copy of the QEII Waterlow £1, there is bad news -- the entire stock was incinerated in November 1955 on vice when he was Postmaster General of the Federation Fred Rousseau’s watch. According to Nick Halewood, of Malaya. The Secretary of State appointed him to the et al, only seven copies are recorded -- the plate block Jamaican post. He was the first non-Jamaican to be ap- of four in The Royal Collection and single copies at pointed since before World War II -- he was there to sort the Crown Agents collection; Crown Agents Philatelic and Security Printing Archive and The British Library – Philatelic Archive. I have recently picked up a facsimile from Slovakia which cost me a mere $36 on eBay, on thick unwatermarked paper – I think I’ll have to be con-

FIGURE 21 Facsimile £1 QEII FIGURE 18 Tobacco. The issued Bradbury Wilkinson 3/- and 5/- definitives, 1956. out a sorry mess. With all this going on it is no wonder tent with that (Figure 21)! A pre-paid post card with 1d that the QEII definitives were late. It looks like Green QEII design in red-brown was issued sometime in 1954 had the Queen’s head changed to the three quarter view by De La Rue (Figure 22). A similar style QEII red ½d with diadem, with the designs further simplified and newspaper wrapper appears to emanate from the same made even more Spartan (Figure 18). According to Ted time. The De La Rue embossed QEII registered enve- Proud, in early 1957 Green put in a new structure that lope (4d+2d red brown sizes F and H) also came into use decentralized GPO Kingston, splitting the island into in 1955, the archive date being April 26, 1955 (as per British Caribbean Philatelic Journal Vol. 53, No. 4 Page 11 ...... October 2013 red, with “British” style panel and black (Figure 24). Finally, the delayed QEII stamp booklets were issued on February 16, 1957. Thus the KGVI definitives were -fi nally laid to rest and Queen Elizabeth II finally took her rightful place on the mails of Jamaica (Figure 25).

FIGURE 22 QEII prepaid 1d post card, December 28, 1954. Swarbrick) – the previous KGVI versions are thought to have been issued on February 28, 1952 (F) and January 14, 1953 (H) (Figure 23). On August 6, 1956 QEII 6d “Doctor Bird” aerogramme was issued. It was printed by FIGURE 25 McCorquodale of Wolverton on sky blue paper without QEII 8d, 1/-, 1/6d and 2/- definitives, 1956.

*The Potter and Shelton updates were compiled by Dickon Pollard from notes by Dr. Bill Barker.

My thanks to Steve Jarvis, Paul Wright and The Royal Philatelic Society London for use of the QEII De la Rue essays (ex-Robson Lowe). FIGURE 23 QEII pre-paid registered envelope (size F), Bibliography April 1955 (Wright). Aguilar, Everard. British West Indian Philatelist. Issues watermark and printed directly by line engraving, in two of 1953-1957. operations. Instructional lettering, etc., lithographed in British Commonwealth Revenues, Ninth Edition, J. Barefoot Ltd., York, England, 2011. Halewood, Nick. “The Queen Elizabeth Definitives Ja- maica 1956-1958.” Gibbons Stamp Monthly (March, 1997). James, Hugh. “The Jamaica KGVI/QEII £1 Definitive Stamps.” Gibbons Stamp Monthly (July 1986). Parsons, Cyril H. “Stamp Portraits of the Queen.” Gib- bons Stamp Monthly (August 1955, December 1958). “Postmasters of Jamaica” at website: www.jamaicaphi- lately.info/. Vokins, Michael. “Jamaica 1956 De La Rue Essays.” British Caribbean Philatelic Journal, Vol. 18, No 1 (February 1978).

FIGURE 24 QEII Prepaid 6d Aerogramme, August 1956 (Jarvis). Page 12 ...... October 2013 Vol. 53, No. 4 British Caribbean Philatelic Journal Grenada first postage dues on cover By Hap Pattiz

he British Colonies began issuing postage due FIGURE stamps in 1885 (Trinidad). Grenada issued its first 2c Tpostage dues in April 1892.1 These dues, printed 1d used by De La Rue in England, are quite rare in mint condi- May 13, tion, but fairly common used. Apparently these issues 1893 to were not attractive to early collectors. The first issue re- attorney mained in use until 1906 (for the 2d and 3d) or 1911 (for Samuel the 1d).2 Figure 1 shows the three values. Francis. In 1892, when the stamps were issued, Gerald Stanley Smith was the Grenada treasurer. He likely was a stamp collector4 for in May 1893 he created some covers (Fig- ure 3, 3a) from St. Vincent to Grenada showing the us- FIGURE 2d 1d used FIGURE 1 May 15, The basic set of Grenada’s first postage dues. 1893 to attorney Samuel However, even though used examples are fairly com- Francis. mon, very few covers of the first issue are known. Re- cent collectors have begun to seek out postage due cov- FIGURE ers; but this apparently was not the case for these dues 2e issues in earlier times. 3d used FIGURE 2a June 26, 1d due used 1893 to November 29, attorney 1892 to Colo- Samuel nial Treasurer Francis. Gerald Smith at St. Georges. age of all three dues values together. However, these May 1893 covers are the only philatelic ones I know of. All subsequent usages (shown below) are covers with The earliest covers with these dues (see several exam- dues that represent actual postal usages. ples in Figures 2 a-f) appear to have been for local business reply or similar local usages in late 1892 into 1893.3 FIGURE 2f FIGURE 2b 2d used 2d due used on July December 12, 17, 1893 1892, to HMS to at- Partridge. torney This cover Samuel reflects the Francis. charge for mail to a ship In Figures 4-5 are two covers adddressed to Dr. Wal- in St. Georges ter Boyd. The first, dated August 14, 1896, appears to harbor. be similar business reply mail, possibly from a village British Caribbean Philatelic Journal Vol. 53, No. 4 Page 13 ...... October 2013 FIGURE mail. The first to Mr. Whatham on the HMS Crescent 2g was mailed with a Grenada 1/2d stamp at St. Georges on 2d used February 6, 1900, but was charged 3d due (1 1/2d defi- August ciency, plus 1 1/2d penalty). Note that this cover has no 9, 1893 “T” marking or other notation of postage due. to attorney Samuel Francis. outside St. Georges, the capital (hence the 2d rate). The second cover, from the United States, dated March 15, 1897, was underpaid by 1 1/2d and charged 3d, including the 1 1/2d penalty.

FIGURE 4 Local cover (could be “drop mail”) sent to Walter Boyd unstamped, to which a 2d has been added (note “T” marking), dated August 14, 1896. FIGURE 3 a & b The “created” (philatelic) cover (above) from St. Figure 8, mailed on the same day (February 6, 1900) Vincent to Gerald Stanley Smith on May 8, 1893, re- from St. Georges, with no Grenada stamp, was only ceived in Grenada on May 12, 1893, where the set of charged 2d postage due (no penalty), apparently the rate available postage dues was added (SG #D1-3). Below, for mail from St. Georges to a ship.5 another Smith relative (a grandson?) was on hand in 1952 for the retiring of the Sterling dues on February 28. Here, a cover with the three values in use on that date (SG #D11, D13, D14).

FIGURE 5 Cover from New York City, sent March 15, 1897, to Dr. Walter Boyd at St. Georges, to which a 3d due stamp was added, cancelled April 3, 1897. Figure 6 is a local Grenada cover dated April 10, 1897, to Mrs. Boyd, underpaid (with “T” marking), charged The next cover, Figure 9, was mailed a little later in 1900 1d postage due. Interestingly, the cancel is the village to Grenada from Trinidad unstamped. It has the Grenada “B” cancel, but the due charge indicates only an under- “T” in circle mark. It was charged 4d postage due, re- payment of 1/2d (plus the doubled penalty of additional flected in the 1d and 3d dues (2d deficiency, plus 2d pen- 1/2d), meaning that the postage charge was for mail alty). The cover is backstamped with the village cancel, from St. Georges. “D” (for St. Andrew’s) one day after leaving Trinidad, on March 30, 1900. The next two covers, Figures 7 and 8, are ship-related Continued on page 14 Page 14 ...... October 2013 Vol. 53, No. 4 British Caribbean Philatelic Journal in circle, charged only 1d postage due. “Mr. Noel, Esq.” may have been a lawyer.

FIGURE 9 FIGURE 6 Unstamped cover from Trinidad (mailed March 29, Local cover to Mrs. Boyd showing a village cancel of 1900) to A. Noel at Grenville, Grenada (a village) to April 10, 1897, stamped with 1/2d Grenada postage, to which a 1d and 3d due were added, cancelled at St. which a 1d due was added at St. Georges on April 11. Georges on March 30, 1900, and with receiving mark The front and back (at left) both show a “T” marking on reverse (left) on the same date. indicating underpayment of postage. Figure 10, from April 4, 1900, to the same addressee Figure 12, like Figure 8, was mailed to Mr. Norris, HMS (Mr. Noel at Grenville) looks to be a business reply us- Pearl, from St. Georges on September 8, 1900; and, age, yet it has the “T” in circle as the cover above and likewise, was charged only 2d postage due (and no post- had only been charged 2d postage due. And in Figure 11, age due marking). Was Mr. Norris a crew member on the Pearl and was the ship on a normal route in and around Grenada?

Figure 13 is the first postcard I know of with a first issue due. It was sent from London on April 23, 1903, to St. Andrews; received there on May 3, 1903 (village “D” cancel). The card was underpaid 1/2d (the “.5” manu-

FIGURE 7 Ship cover from HMS Crescent (a first class cruiser in the British Navy, perhaps on visit to Grenada) to R.H. Whatham, Esq. on the HMS Crescent. Postage of 1/2d Grenada supplemented by a 3d due cancelled February 6, 1900 (ex-Rowell). FIGURE 10 A similar unstamped cover from Trinidad (mailed in May 1900, is another cover to Mr. Noel, now at St. April 4, 1900) to Mr. A. Noel at Grenville, Grenada, Andrews, stamped with a Trinidad 1/2d, showing the “T” but this time only 2d due added, cancelled at St. Georges on April 6, 1900, with same receiving FIGURE 8 date on back (below). Unstamped local cover from St. Georges to C.M. Norris on the HMS Pearl with 2d due added, cancelled Feb. 6, 1900. British Caribbean Philatelic Journal Vol. 53, No. 4 Page 15 ...... October 2013 script marking on the front), and charged 1d postage sue of Grenada dues were made from 1891 (delivered in due, including the penalty. The due stamp is cancelled at 1892) to 1904.7 Despite the long duration of usage and St. Georges on May 12 1903. the significant number of postage due stamps actually printed (over 25,000), not very many have survived, especially, as noted earlier, in mint condition. FIGURE 13 Post card from London, mailed April 23, 1903, to St. Andrews, with 1/2d FIGURE 11 postage, with Similar cover from Trinidad, mailed May 4, 1900, 1d due added this time with 1/2d Trinidad postage, to Mr. A. Noel, at St. Georg- Esq., at St. Andrews, with 1d due added, cancelled at es, cancelled St. Georges on May 10, 1900. Same receiver date on May 12, reverse side (below). 1903, with St. Andrews May 3 receiving mark (probably in error for May 13).

I have quite a number of these issues in my collection, showing marked differences in the color of the ink and several stamps showing plate flaws and varieties which appear to have remained (mainly) uncorrected through Figure 14 is a cover from New York on August 11, 1903 the period of Sterling postage dues printed by De La to Grenada. But the addressee refused delivery (manu- Rue. I have also provided some notes on the early can- script notation) and the cover was returned to New York cels of the first issue dues to the editor (dates earlier than via the Dead Letter Office in Washington, D.C. with a and contemporaneous with the second, overprinted, is- note of 10 cents postage due. sue of dues). I will be providing more articles on these points and on all Grenada dues issues in subsequent is- FIGURE 12 sues of the Journal.8 Unstamped local cover FOOTNOTES to G.M. Norris on 1 The Stanley Gibbons catalogue shows the first issue the HMS Grenada dues became available in April or May 1892 Pearl with (SG #D1-3) The De La Rue archives do show that the 2d added. three values were ordered in late March 1892, but the earliest known dates of usage of these issues is in early Postage dues of Grenada for 5d (3d and 2d) were added June 1892. at St. Georges on August 20, 1903, but clearly not collected. Since there is no return address either, it is likely 2 This issue of dues, also printed by De La Rue, are facial that the postage deficiency was never collected. The last identical to the first issue, differing only by a change item, Figure 15, is another post card from England to in the watermark of the paper (first issue: “Crown over Grenada, sent from Ingatestone on December 21, 1904, CA,” third issue: “Multiple Crown and CA”). received at St. Georges January 3, 1905, with a 1d Gre- nada due charged for the deficiency and penalty. 3 During August through November 1892, a further issue From the research by Richard C. Peck6 of the De La Rue of “postage dues” was created by overprinting regular archives, we know that several printings of the first is- Continued on page 16 Page 16 ...... October 2013 Vol. 53, No. 4 British Caribbean Philatelic Journal postage issues with a value (1d or 2d) and “Surcharge Postage.” This was done first on the 8d stamp (SG #35) (in use from August 12 to early October) and later on the 6d stamp (SG 34) [in use from October to mid-Novem- ber]. These are SG D4-7.

4 A few covers showng usage of the rare second issue dues were created by and sent to Mr. Smith from St. Lu- cia (there stamped with the St. Lucia provisional postage issues) and dues added upon receipt in Grenada.

5 Helpful for information on HMS Crescent and HMS FIGURE 14 Pearl at Grenada in February 1900. The rate for mail to Cover sent from New York City August 11, 1903, with and from ships at Grenada appears to have been 2d if 5¢ postage to Mr. E.D.D. Thomas at St. Georges, mailed at St. Georges unstamped; but 3d if stamped with where 2d and 3d dues were the deficiency being charged double. added and cancelled on Au- gust 20, 1903; delivery was 6 See Richard C. Peck, The Forgotten Family - A Cen- refused, and cover was at- tury of De La Rue postage due stamps, 4th edition, 2003. tempted to be returned (DLO Published in Australia by the author. This excellent vol- Washington, October 7, 1903, ume reflects the decades-long original research of Mr. New York City October 8, Peck and is an invaluable source of information about 1903 (left). De La Rue dues. Unfortunately, the monograph is available only in a limited supply. Try Richard C. Peck, P.O. 8 See, for example: Pattiz, Henry A. “Postage Due Vari- Box 199, Deummoyne, NSW 1470, Australia. Also try eties of Grenada,” British Caribbean Philatelic Journal, philatelic literature dealers. Vol. 39, No. 4 (December 1999), 127-129 for an article on some of the varieties. 7 Five printings of the 1d (about 54,000); six printings of the 2d (about 4,000), and five printings of the 3d (about 30,000). WANTED Wanted: KGVI and early QEII Bahamas/Jamaica postmarks. I pay good prices! Contact David Horry by email at: [email protected] We (still) need articles! Thanks to several recent contributions, our situation is not as critical as earlier, but we still need articles of any length to fill these pages. Please continue to prepare and send items for publication,

FIGURE 15 and please be patient as not all Post card from Ingatestone, England with 1/2d post- material can be printed at once! age (mailed December 21, 1904) to Grenada, with 1d The Editor due added, cancelled St. Georges, January 3, 1905. British Caribbean Philatelic Journal Vol. 53, No. 4 Page 17 ...... October 2013 Joint BCPSG and BWISC Meeting at Australia 2013

By Darryl Fuller 1899,” Gold; Graham Booth, “The Cayman Islands Of Australia Post Office 1889-1945,” Gold + SP.

ustralia 2013 was held in Melbourne May 10- Although there were only five exhibits, they were all 15, and in terms of the number of frames, was of a very high standard and did both societies proud. I Athe largest international exhibition held since was unfortunately too busy to look at many of the exhib- Washington D.C. in 2006. Having been involved with its, but I was in the bin room and checked in about half all four Australian international exhibitions, I can say of the U.K. exhibits including both the British Guiana that it was by far the best, and has been widely lauded and Caymans, and they were a pleasure to view (albeit by those who attended. quickly). As part of the exhibition, Don Napier and I or- ganized a joint meeting of the two societies, but it was the first scheduled meeting of the exhibition so excluded several judges who were members of the societies. There were 10 attendees including nine members and one potential new member. Those who attended were Simon Greenwood, Dan Walker, Merv Harris, Patricia Capill, Andrew Brockett, Russell Boylan, Bernie Beston, Don Napier and Darryl Fuller. I gave a presentation on Lee- ward Islands postal stationery that elicited some discussion. Participants then left to look at the exhibits. Overall a small but friendly gathering that I hope can be repeated at other international exhibitions, such as Rio in Novem- ber. Please let me know if you are attending. FIGURE 1 Interior view of the exhibition. The exhibition itself celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Kangaroo and Map stamp. This was also the first non-Asian international exhibition I have been to that had queues for entry on every day. This was largely due to Australia Post. Australia is lucky in that the post office still supports philately, although I would note that while Australia Post was the major sponsor, it did not fund the exhibition in entirety like the previous three exhibitions. Australia Post did some excellent marketing (product wise) and I have heard reports that it made its budget for the exhibition on the first day, but I cannot confirm this. I know that the dealers were all very happy and I believe that most of the exhibitors were also satisfied with their FIGURE 2 results. The organizing committee is to be congratulated Russell Boylan ((left) receiving the Cameron Award on a great show in what must be one of the great venues from Dr. Philip Levine, vice president of the for an exhibition -- the world heritage listed Royal Exhi- Australian Philatelic Federation. bition building (Figure 1). Cameron Award -- This award is normally given to the There were five West Indies exhibits at the exhibition, all best Caribbean entry at the exhibition where the BCPSG members of either the BCPSG or the BWISC, or both. has its annual general meeting. However, as there was The exhibits and results are as follows: Russell Boylan, no exhibition to be held in association with this year’s “St. Vincent - The De La Rue Period,” Large Gold; Dar- AGM, it was decided to award the prize at Australia ryl Fuller, “Leeward Islands Postal Stationery,” Large 2013. All five entries were by members of the BCPSG Gold; Bernie Beston, “British Guiana Postal Statio- but two were ineligible as they had won previously: Si- nery,” Gold; Simon Greenwood, “British Guiana 1850- Continued on page 18 Page 18 ...... October 2013 Vol. 53, No. 4 British Caribbean Philatelic Journal Type 1a British Guiana handstamps seen

By Dale Wade 4) First flight registered (opened) cover to J. Savory, New Of the USA York, N.Y., franked with Scott #191, #194-196 and #198 tied with two black T&H R8 “REGISTRATION/ */24 SP er Bernie Beston’s article in the January-March 2013 /29 /BRITISH GUIANA” postmarks plus Beston Type 1a issue of the British Caribbean Philatelic Journal in violet. It is backstamped with oval violet T&H R9 plus P(Vol. 53, No. 1) article, I have the following four Miami and two New York receiving postmarks. covers, all with his Type 1a handstamps. I also have a “25 SP 29” cover with Beston Type 1 first 1) First flight (opened) cover to H. Skinner, Syracuse, flight (unopened) to G. Street, St. Thomas, VI franked with New York, franked with two Townsend & Howe (T&H) Scott #19(1?), #193, (#195-197?) tied with three T&H “FS1 FOREIGN SECTION / 3-PM / 20 SP / 29 / BRIT- FS1 “FOREIGN SECTION/7.-AM/25 SP/29/ BRITISH ISH GUIANA” postmarks plus Beston Type 1a in violet- GUIANA” postmarks plus Beston Type I in violet. It is black and blue perforated sticker with printed black “Par backstamped with St. Thomas receiving postmark. I have Avion/By Air Mail.” No other instructional markings but several first flight covers with no instructional handstamps a U.S. special delivery (Scott #E15a) tied with unreadable dating from February 21, 1930 to July 15, 1944. postmark. It is backstamped with two “Syracuse, N.Y./Oct /3 /12 M” receiving postmarks. One first flight is April 2, 1930 with a blue-green perforated sticker with black lettering inscribed as in 1) above and 2) First flight (unopened) cover to Arthur Peags, care another exactly as 1) above on a Miami first flight dated of U.S. Council, Port of Spain, franked with Scott #191, “SEP 12 29.” I wonder if it was applied in U.S. or British #195-196 tied with two T&H Type “FS 1 FOREIGN SEC- Guiana. TION/3-PM/21 SP/29” postmarks plus Beston Type 1a in violet-black. It is backstamped with Port of Spain machine I have several first flights with T&H type 2 handstamps cancel “SEP 25/1929” receiving postmark. in shades of violet dated from 19 DE 30 to 28 JA 33; two T&H Type 2 without dot after flight dated 19 DE 30 & 6 FE 3) First flight registered (opened) cover to W. Bourne, 31 in violet and 1 in black dated 29 JA 35. Paramaribo, franked with Scott #191, pair of #194s, #195 and #196 tied with two black T&H Type R8 “REGISTRA- I have one airmail cover with a blue-green sticker as de- TION/*/23 SP/29/BRITISH GUIANA” postmarks plus scribed in 1) above, but did not see any airmail covers with Beston Type 1a in violet. It is backstamped with oval vio- T&H first flight handstamps Type 1 and Beston Type 1a let T&H R9 plus a private purple sawtoothed circle and a or Type 2. I also have a “13 SP 63” airmail cover with a black “23 9. 29” Paramaribo receiving postmark. “TOO-LATE” handstamp.

BCPSG, BWISC Meeting at Australia 2013 Continued from page 17 mon Greenwood in 1997 in San Francisco and Darryl trials; Duty Plate proofs; color trials and One Penny Key Fuller in 2010 in London. Of the three candidates in the Plate with watermark inverted in block of four. Later is- running this year, all were very worthy candidates but sues include the KEVII £1 marginal block of four, 1907- in the end Russell Boylan won the award. Russell’s tra- 09 Arms of the Colony essays, Master Die proofs and ditional exhibit features the Essays, Proofs, Color Tri- local specimens. There are also Master Die proofs, local als, Specimens and issued stamps along with many of specimens and color trials of the KGV issues and the the shade varieties, locally printed provisionals and ac- 1916 War Stamp third setting with overprint double in a companying errors and various usages. It includes De block of four. Overall a very deserving exhibit. La Rue Plate Proofs, 1d drab of 1882 in block of 24, 4d dull ultramarine on cover and 4d red brown with 4d blue The award this year was a copy of the joint BCPSG/ mixed registered franking to Italy. The 1883 ½d green, BWISC publication Trinidad - A Postal History to 1913. 6d bright green and 1/- orange-vermillion perforated 12 As Russell was not available at the Palmares, alternative in marginal blocks of 4, and the 1888 6d violet in block arrangements were made for presenting the award. Fig- of six. Other interesting items include the 1892 “Spice- ure 2 shows Russell (left) receiving the award from Dr. men” error; 1893 2½d blue surcharge with fraction bar Philip Levine, vice president of the Australian Philatelic and numeral joined; 1896 key plate and Arms essays; Federation in his home State, Queensland. 1899 QV key plates with master die proof; Imperium British Caribbean Philatelic Journal Vol. 53, No. 4 Page 19 ...... October 2013 BG Bits and Pieces With Dr. P.J. Ramphal Of Canada British Guiana’s perfin and other stamps with holes in them Part I -- PERFINS its debut in 1840, an Englishman by the name of Jo- y introduction to the subject of perfins -oc seph Sloper was granted a patent for his invention of a curred about 40 years ago when the presi- machine which could perforate a sheet of mint stamps Mdent of one of my Toronto stamp clubs, Geoff in such a way that each stamp received the same letter, Ewing, memorably titled his presentation of that eve- figure or pattern created by a series of perforated holes ning, “Perfins, the Stamps with Holes in them.” It was a (most commonly the firm’s initials) in a distinctive de- groundbreaking event for me since I had not consciously sign, the company’s logo so to speak. heard the term “perfin” before. On returning home, I set Merchants using the mail for business purposes wel- comed this new strategy to combat rampant pilferage and inappropriate use of their postage stamps by the mail clerks of the day, and they remained popular worldwide until about the 1930s. Purists insist that true perfins, (which term derives from the coupling of the beginnings

FIGURE 1-2 Front and back of my collection of seven British Guiana perfins. about rummaging through my not inconsiderable hoard of used British Guiana low value stamps, which had ac- FIGURE 4 companied me from my boyhood in that country, then The centered Mauritius 1 R stamp. On its left, as for eight years in Jamaica, thence to Canada in 1964. I viewed by the reader, the Mauritius perfin; on the guess I was correct, because when finished, I had found a right, the similar British Guiana perfin. lone perfin on a B.G. one-cent King George V Key Type of the words, “PERForated” and “INSignia”) must only stamp, barely justifying the time and effort spent, but as include letters, usually, the initials of the company or we all well know, the hunt is more than half the fun. business. Guianese of my vintage used to contend that the “B” in BG stood for “Bookers” rather than British Historically, 29 years after the Penny Black had made Guiana, and there was much justification for that - sar casm. The London firm of Booker Bros. McConnell & Co. Ltd., had had extensive land and commercial hold- ings in B.G. for more than 200 years, and by the turn of the century, Bookers seemingly had a finger in every type of commercial activity in the colony, more often than not, a dominant one. Predictably, B.G.’s lone perfin belongs to BOOKER BROS & Co. Ltd, in the pattern “B B & Co.”

FIGURE 3 My paltry collection, comprised of seven singles and a Cover from Georgetown to U.S.A. with a vertical pair pair on cover, (Figures 1,2,3) is all I have to show for 30 of SG #274, perfins, cancelled “1 AU 25.” Continued on page 20 Page 20 ...... October 2013 Vol. 53, No. 4 British Caribbean Philatelic Journal publishing house in Georgetown which was capable of printing and then perforating the sheets of freshly minted stamps. Each stamp had “SPECIMEN” across the front. FIGURE 5 They were printed in sheets of 10 stamps, but each sheet Top four stamps was made up of five two-masted and five three-masted of a normal schooners, the one-cent value on magenta colored paper, sheet of 10 (SG the two-cent on yellow paper. Either at the insistence of #162 and #164). the PMG, or possibly as an additional security measure Three, 3-masted suggested by Baldwin & Co., conscious as they likely schooners and were of their lack of postage stamp production experi- one, 2-masted at the bottom left. FIGURE 7 Front and back of SG #172 showing diagonally perforated years of diligent searching, and they all reside on various “SPECIMEN.” values of the KGV. Key Type. But I would be surprised if others did not exist. The date range of the perfins here ence, that as a final security feature, the word “SPECI- exhibited is from 1915 to 1919, with a pair on the cover MEN” was to be perforated diagonally across the front dated “1st. AU, 25,” from an unknown sender to the In- of each stamp, using the only perfin machine in the Col- dian Motor Cycle Co, Springfield, Mass. It is windowed, ony, which belonged to Baldwin and Co. in the interest of saving space (Figure 3), it being devoid This 1882 set has many and varied flaws, has been popular with collectors over the years, and has been the subject of much scholarly research, but it has earned a place in this article only because of the holes in it, created by the diagonally perforated word “SPECIMEN” across its front. Only printing flaws germane to this final security feature, qualify for discussion in this article.

FIGURE 6 Not surprisingly perhaps, errors did occur in the per- SG #162 and #164 showing double “SPECIMEN” forating process. The most desirable to be found is the perforation on the reverse. complete absence of the “SPECIMEN” perforation and of any other markings or features. I suspect that both it can be found on all four values that make up the set, the date range and the stamp types to be wider than here shown and would hope that the readership will inundate me with evidence of such. But of tangential interest, I also present a Mauritius perfin Figure( 4) which caught my eye years ago because of its similarity to the perfin design of the BG Booker Bros. The parent London firm of Booker Bros. is known to have also had sugar interests in the British Indian Ocean colonies and for me, finding that FIGURE 9 Mauritius perfin was a reminder of how far-reaching were Front and back of 1¢, 2¢, 12¢ postage due stamps the tentacles of Colonial commercial interest and strategy, with horseshoe-shaped “SPECIMEN.” For reasons in the heyday of Empire, literally from one obscure end of unknown, the 4¢ stamp was never produced as a the earth to another. specimen. SG #162b, SG #163a, SG #164a and SG #165b. Regret- Part II -- The 1882 four stamp Provisional Set, tably, I have none of these to display. However, another locally printed error which occurs much more frequently is that the per- In 1882, a shortage of one and two-cent stamps arose forated “SPECIMEN” can be found doubled on all of and the PMG decided to print replacements locally to the four stamps. Figure 5 displays two such examples fill the temporary need. The contract was awarded to on SG #162 and SG #164, both of which are doubly per- Baldwin & Company, possibly because it was the only forated “SPECIMEN.” British Caribbean Philatelic Journal Vol. 53, No. 4 Page 21 ...... October 2013 Part III -- Perforated SPECIMEN stamps Over the early years, collectors showed little interest in This is my final category of BG stamps with holes in saving them but in the last 50 or so years that interest has them. Shortly after the formation of the UPU in 1876, all intensified and has now become an area of active collec- member countries were required to lodge at the Geneva tor pursuit and specialization. No attempt has been made headquarters of that organization several complete sets of in this article to offer a comprehensive display of BG’s their current stamps, all of which were to be used as ref- perforated specimens, but rather to show a fair sampling erences in de- of what I have termining, by handy in this visual compar- area and to dis- ison, whether a play them cre- subject stamp atively. I have in dispute, divided them was genuine into two cate- or not. All of FIGURE 8 gories: simple, these SPECI- Coronation set showing front and back of horseshoe-shaped in which the MEN stamps, “SPECIMEN” perforation. word “SPECI- as they came to be called, were originally overprinted MEN” is perforated in a straight line; and fancy -- types “SPECIMEN” before being sent to the UPU. of perforated specimens where the design is less straight- forward. In the examples shown, they are in a horseshoe However, with the passage of time, more and more pattern. countries requested the printers of their stamps to do the overprinting of the word “SPECIMEN” on stamps des- Criticisms and expansions are invited. Quite possibly in tined for the UPU as part of their first order. Later on, areas where my knowledge is limited or nonexistent e.g., the printers introduced a less disfiguring method than revenues, there may be many other “stamps with holes overprinting, by having the specimen stamps perforated in them” of which I am ignorant but anxious to learn. rather than overprinted. But probably because the latter was a more expensive undertaking than overprinting, there are many more examples of overprinted specimen stamps than those which were perforated.

Arthur Myerscough was well-known London dealer By Ian Sellick there is no record that Myerscough acceded to the in- Of the USA vitation, as he is not listed as present in the attendance book. eading the article by Charles Freeland (“More British Guiana covers”) in the last Journal (Vol. E. W. Mann, FRPSL, writing his reminiscences in 1947, R53, No. 3 [July-September 2013]), I noted his recalls often visiting Myerscough: “I used therefore to commentary on Figure 4, the Richmond Hill cover ad- spend more time than I should have in visiting the shops dressed to Myerscough in London, and wanted to cor- and offices of stamp dealers. About once a week I was rect the facts about Mr. Myerscough. wont to call at the offices of Messrs. Myerscough & Co., where I bought Canal Zone stamps by the hundred ... Modern dealer and auction listings sometimes have the stamps came from the letters of West Indian Negroes what they describe as “Myerscough” covers, yet little who were employed in excavating the canal.” has been published about Arthur Myerscough. Even the rare mentions in the philatelic press only allude to the I have been making a study of the dealers, and their cor- existence of “Myerscough multiples.” However, Arthur respondence, from the inception of stamp collecting to Myerscough, during the 1890s, was regarded as one of World War I, and Myerscough happens to be one that the leading dealers in London. He was invited by Charles I have started writing up. Myerscough’s extant descen- Phillips (of Stanley Gibbons), along with better known dents were kind enough to send me copies of his will houses such as Buhl, Butler Brothers, Giwelb, Whitfield and some other probate documents. This material was King, etc., to form the Trade Committee of the Society exhibited at the Collectors Club in New York a year or for the Suppression of Speculative Stamps. In the event, so back, and at the Westfield Stamp Club last October. Page 22 ...... October 2013 Vol. 53, No. 4 British Caribbean Philatelic Journal Part 5 of a series The Dated Cancellers

By Roy Bond circular metal surround, and if this metal surround had Of the United Kingdom been knocked and distorted this could have caused the final “s” to disappear. If someone subsequently decided PART 5: THE FLEURON CANCELLER to straighten out the damage to this metal frame then FOR ST. VINCENT the “s” may well indeed re-appear, but if this frame was knocked a second time it might just have been ignored This is the fifth and final part of a series of articles on thereafter. the reasons the dated cancellers were brought into operation both in the United Kingdom and throughout This same instrument continued in regular usage, in this the British West Indies at the end of the 18th and condition, until August 4, 1821; however, by Septem- beginning of the 19th centuries. ber 5, 1821, the “C” in the middle of “VINCENT” was ---- crushed downwards at the top, as if the instrument had been struck on the edge at that point, either by a physical ith respect to the specific instrument issued blow on the instrument or it had been dropped and had to the office on St. Vincent in 1805, the first struck a hard floor at that place. The distortion of the rub- Wf1euron canceller issued for St. Vincent ber also had the effect of moving the “N” slightly over was probably in July or August 1805, with the earliest towards the “I.” This would seem to indicate that the sighted usage of September 5, 1805. This instrument whole rubber stamp was in fact mounted inside a circu- was the first circular datestamp, which had the name of lar metal frame, because the distortion remained, instead “ST VINCENTS” in capital letters 5.5mm high in an arc of going right back to its original shape and spacing, as across the top of the instrument, whilst the date was on unsupported rubber would likely have done. two lines across the middle in the format of Month then Day (both 3.5mm high) on the upper line, with the Year The canceller then continued in frequent usage, with (with all 4 digits, 3.3mm high) set midway in the lower somewhat less distinct impressions, as would be expect- line. The actual fleuron emblem was in an arc across the ed from normal wear, which continued until September bottom of the cancel and nominally measured 24.5mm 21, 1831. Then on October 3, 1834, the day date slugs from point to point (it is to be remembered that the angle ceased to give an impression. Whether this was due to of striking the paper or the pressure used, as well as the the lack of such slugs, that they simply had not been level of inking may each contribute to causing such di- inserted that particular morning or through fair wear mensions to alter slightly, strike by strike). plus distortion is not known, as there appears to be an absence of fleuron cancellations between June 28, 1831 This instrument continued in general usage, in this con- and October 31, 1834. Then by October 25, 1837, the dition, until at least December 8, 1814. With just two year date slugs also ceased to print. However, another exceptions: first, that I have seen a “fair” strike dated letter dated January 16, 1838 includes the year date December 10, 1810, which has only a tiny mark at the slugs, but not the day date slugs. The next extant letter bottom instead of the final “S”; second, a good strike was written January 16, 1839 where there appears no dated February 2, 1814 where there is no part of the date slugs whatsoever, though the impression is of poor final “S” visible. By April 28, 1815, the final “s” had quality, but certainly by March 15, 1841 (the date of the disappeared. However, the final “s” reappeared between message written), there were no date slugs at all even January 23 and June 27, 1819 and remained until Sep- though this was a good strike. tember 2, 1820. This final “s” then disappeared again, never to return, by October 30, 1820. This disappear- A minute of the Post Master General’s meeting with the ance and re-appearance of the final “s” is one of the fac- Secretary Anthony Todd in 1785, when it was stated that tors that has given rise to speculation that there was in Canceller Instruments, where they were to be issued, fact at least a second cancelling instrument. There is no would be issued to the Postmaster of the particular de- record of a second instrument ever being supplied to this partment, as a single instrument, to be signed for by the colony. Therefore I surmise that, in fact, the instrument person in charge, if replacements were required then they had been damaged by virtue that, if the rubber were in a would be issued on receipt of a written request, stating British Caribbean Philatelic Journal Vol. 53, No. 4 Page 23 ...... October 2013 the reason for the requirement and indicating what had West Indian Colonies, because of the military require- happened to the previous issued instrument, to render it ments for the Royal Navy in that theatre of war. What is, unusable. There is no record of extra instruments being however, lacking is a detailed record of the instructions shipped out, with the exception of the fleuron canceller and activities of the Imperial Packet Agency, especially for Kingston, Jamaica in April 1823, already alluded to. the actions and dictates of the Travelling Surveyor Of Posts (Mr. Cholmely Willoughby) based in Bridgetown, There was no indication on the Canceller Issuing List Barbados, up until its demise in 1845, when it was re- of why the instrument was being issued. However, the placed by its services being included as part of the Gen- Act of 1805 quoted above for the fleuron cancellers does eral Post Office in London, with the Deputy Post Mas- give a clear indication of one of their purposes -- namely ters in the West Indian Colonies then reporting directly to support the bounty hunters of the Royal Navy. The to their London masters, in the same manner as the Ca- French in particular appear to have taken similar mea- nadian Deputy Post Masters had done since 1732. sures in late 1794, when British trading vessels first came under attack, thus necessitating the use of the con- Endnote voy system in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. This resulted in Royal Navy ships being used to My sincerest thanks go to all those who forwarded lists, escort trading vessels plying their way, the main diffi- prints, pictures and photocopies of fleuron cancellations, culty of this system being that the whole convoy could especially: only travel at the speed of the slowest vessel. Thus there • Charles Freeland, for his input and evaluations and were still some vessels which would forego the safety of comments on my efforts. the convoy and its escorts, on the presumption that they • William Hague, MP, for his volume on the life of Wil- would be able to outrun any French Man of War. How- liam Pitt the Younger. ever, it also meant that they were operating uninsured, • Ted Proud, for his joint volume on the postal history of as the members of the London coffee houses would only St. Lucia and St. Vincent. insure merchant ships and cargoes while they were with- • Edmund Bailey, for his volume The Postal History of in a Royal Navy protected convoy. Barbados. • Joe Chin Aleong, for his input and joint volume The In Conclusion Postal History of St. Lucia and St. Vincent. In conclusion, here is a summary of all that has gone be- • Michael Hamilton, for his lengthy list of St. Vincent fore, based upon the information that I have managed to fleurons. obtain from mainly the British Postal Museum and Ar- • Peter Jaffe, for various articles and essays written on chives (especially Post 40 and Post 42), plus other infor- St. Vincent postal history and stamps. mation from the U.K. government records and history. • Geoff Kellow, for his input and work with and on be- half of Peter Jaffe. The issuing of the Circular Date Stamps to the numerous • Keith Moh, for the information on the Horseshoe and U.K. local post offices in January 1804 and the subse- Fleuron canceller ERDs. quent issuing of the Fleuron Date Stamps to the West • Pierce Messenger Lowe, for the finest work written on Indian colonial post offices in 1805 onwards, is covered the philately of St. Vincent. to the point where we can say that there was only one • British Postal Museum and Archive staff, for all their instrument issued to each post office, both in U.K. and assistance in investigating the voluminous archive mate- in the West Indies. They were issued in response to mili- rial on numerous occasions. tary requirements at the time of the Napoleonic Wars and to also ensure that the taxation on the postage was being collected to help finance these wars. However, in respect of the Straight Line Date Stamps (the Freeling Cancellers), again there is on record that only one of these instruments was issued, by order of Francis Freel- ing to Central Sorting Office (Lombard Street) in autumn PLEASE ... 1798, but that this was issued for the prevention of ship- ping insurance fraud in the West Indies. With respect to help support our advertisers! the Dated Horseshoe Stamps, the only reference is from Mention the Journal when U.K. government proceedings pointing to the instruction you contact them! to the Secretary Of State for War and Colonies in early November 1803 to have all mails dated forthwith in the Page 24 ...... October 2013 Vol. 53, No. 4 British Caribbean Philatelic Journal 2013 Annual General Meeting British Caribbean Philatelic Study Group June 13, 2013, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands President’s Welcome & Opening Remarks meeting with a thank you to Ivan Burges for his sup- Apologies for Absence: Graham Booth, Ivan Burges, port organizing the local event and Tom Giraldi for the Charles Freeland, Mary Gleadall, Bob Stewart, Bruce special cancel. Karen McField from the Philatelic Bu- Walker, John Wynns. reau has been a great host. The Governor and his wife, Minutes of AGM of Feb. 4, 2012 at Sarasota, Flor- along with the staff of the Comfort Inn were cited as ida: copies distributed, reviewed, and approved. Men- deserving thanks. The entire Cayman postal staff across tion made of $250 award (Jimmy Stern award) for first the three islands have been great hosts providing tours, time exhibitors at the national level of British Caribbean transportation and social support. BCPSG pins have material. been distributed and a gift certificate was given to Karen Matters Arising: McField as a thank you. 2013 Trustee election – Steve Zirinsky, Ivan Burges, Future AGM dates and Locations: 2014, St. Louis Eric Todd were suggested as potential candidates. Stamp Expo, March 21-23; 2015, Denver (ROMPEX), Officers’ Reports May; 2015, London, mini international show. BCPSG Vice President’s report: no report has been invited by the BWISC to have joint meeting. Treasurer’s report provided, reviewed and approved. Given the overlap with the Denver meeting and the joint A special thank you to Ray Stanton for his support with meeting in New York this will probably be unofficial. international membership and funds. 2016, New York, World Stamp Show, May 28-June 4 Secretary’s report for 2012 provided, reviewed and ap- (Joint meeting with BWISC). 2017, Chicago; 2018, is- proved. Ed Barrow, David Cordon, Peter Elias elected as land destination? (Bahamas, St. Lucia, etc.). 2019 and Trustees. Officers elected reviewed. Mary has agreed to beyond: BCPSG has been invited to several other U.S. remain as secretary until position can be filled. shows including Boxboro, WESTPEX, TEPEX, NO- Auction Manager’s report: Auction report for 2012 JEX, and others. and 2013 given, discussed, and approved. 2012 auction Other business made about $400 for the club. July 15 is cutoff for auc- Award presentations: Cooley Award (service to BCPSG) tion lot submission, catalogue will be distributed in Oc- to Mary Gleadall for her outstanding work as a Trustee tober journal. Auction will close November 15. Single (eight years) and Secretary (five years). Durnin Award item auction lots and catalogue will be available on the (outstanding article for BCPSG Journal) to David Horry BCPSG web site. for George VI Postmarks of Dominica and British Hon- Librarian’s report: not submitted. Limited borrowing duras. Addis Award (lifetime achievement in writing/ activity in 2012, but librarian did recruit a new member publishing around the topic of British Caribbean philat- to the group. ely) to Peter Ford for his many contributions including Membership Chairman’s report: – 299 members at support for the Trinidad book. Cameron Award (best start of 2012, 22 resigned/removed, 9 new members, 286 British Caribbean Exhibit by BCPSG member) to un- members as of December 31, 2012. Several more resig- known winner – to be given at Melbourne stamp show nations or non-payments have occurred in 2013 leaving (will be announced in next BCPSG Journal). 270 members. The need to recruit and retain members BCPSG Journal articles: The Journal was praised for was highlighted and agreed to by all. Those with sug- its quality and Everett was thanked for his efforts on be- gestions were urged to contact Bob Stewart, who, it was half of the BCPSG. Tom Giraldi was also thanked for his pointed out, is doing a good job as our Membership Di- efforts around securing advertisements for the Journal. rector. Members who know dealers of stamps, postal his- Additional articles are needed. Study group leaders are tory, or philatelic literature were asked to contact them urged to contact members that share their interest to try around the topic of membership recruiting through the and stir up new articles. inclusion of applications in their mailings. Dues increase: Dues (currently $25 for U.S. and $32 Publication Officer’s report: no new publications in for international) – option of raising the dues to $30 in 2012. Tom Giraldi is working on a Cayman picture post the U.S .and $35 international was discussed. It was pro- card book. We are still looking to sell copies of the Trini- posed that this increase be emailed to board and other dad book. Executive Officers for their input. President’s report: Efforts focused on 2013 annual Continued on page 25 British Caribbean Philatelic Journal Vol. 53, No. 4 Page 25 ...... October 2013 BCPSG Exhibits and Awards By Paul Larsen Awards Chairman NAPEX 2013 May 31 - June 2 McLean, Virginia ollowing is a listing of recent British Caribbean Philatelic Study Group (BCPSG) member exhibit David Cordon & Michel Forand participants and awards. Bermuda Specialized Catalog F ---- Gold AUSTRALIA 2013 May 10-15 John Pare Melbourne, Victoria Beginning of Air Mail Service between Bermuda and the U.S. 1930-39 (SF) Bernard Beston Silver British Guiana: The Postal Stationery Gold Regis Hoffman Queensland: The Postal Stationery Polish Refugees in Africa, World War II (SF) Large Gold Silver, Polonus Philatelic Society Gold

Graham Booth Minnesota Stamp Expo 2013 The Cayman Islands Post Office 1889-1945 July 19-21 Gold + Special Prize Crystal, Minnesota The Rise and Fall of the American Merchant Marine as a Mail Carrier 1800-1868 John Pare Large Vermeil The 1948 Wisconsin Statehood Stamp and its First Day Covers Russell Boylan Vermeil St. Vincent - The De La Rue Period Use of the 1940 Bermuda Half-penny Provisional Large Gold, BCPSG Cameron Award Overprint on Ordinary Mail (SF) Vermeil Simon Greenwood British Guiana 1850-1899 Paul Larsen Gold Federal Issues of the Leeward Islands: King George V Reign Darryl Fuller Gold Leeward Islands Postal Stationery Leeward Islands Federal Postal Stationery of the King Large Gold George VI Reign: Registered Envelopes (SF) Single Frame Grand Award, Vermeil, BCPSG Medal Steve Schumann New Zealand Postal History 1876-1940 Large Gold Minutes of 2013 AGM

PIPEX 2013 Continued from page 24 May 24-26 It was suggested that it would be nice if a volunteer could Portland, Oregon be found to scan all back issues of the BCPSG Journal and make the complete set available on a DVD. John Wynns Members are encouraged to reach out to other members British Guiana: The 1899 Two Cents in their region to connect locally and or to reach out to Surcharge Issue (SF) other collectors in general to seek new members and Vermeil Peru’s 12 Centavos Issue of 1905 (SF) member interaction. Gold, Peru Study Circle Award A request was made to investigate how we can get more out of ABPS (Association of British Philatelic Societ- ies).

Minutes kindly taken by John Seidl Respectfully submitted by Mary Gleadall, Secretary Page 26 ...... October 2013 Vol. 53, No. 4 British Caribbean Philatelic Journal Membership Director’s Report By Bob Stewart New Members Address changes All new applicants listed in the last issue of the Journal Richard Ward, Suffolk Road, Nelson 7011 NEW ZEA- have been accepted as members of the British LAND Caribbean Philatelic Study Group. Douglas Files, 1624 Reese Dr. #4, Fairborn, OH 45324 Congratulations and welcome to the Group. USA Reinstatement New Applicants John Patrick Flanagan Philatelic Library Serials, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75083 USA Deceased Vincent Wilmont, USA Alfred J. White, 880 Oleander Way, Apt. 909, South Pas- Eugene F. Deems, USA adena, FL 33707-2164 USA. Email: alwhite999@gmail. com. Collects general BWI. Sponsor, Bob Stewart.

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New stock is being added almost every day to my website. Recent additions have included a specialised collection of Bermuda postal Bermuda Specialists stationery, Martinique covers, The Bermuda Album and Trinidad Officials and postage bi-annual supplements! dues in complete sheets and Stamps, Oddities and Covers! Cayman Islands postal stationery. Also regular Visit our newly redesigned website at www.bermudastampcompany.com additions of Caribbean postcards, old maps and P.O. Box HM 1413 prints and books. Hamilton HMFX Bermuda email [email protected] British Caribbean Philatelic Journal Vol. 53, No. 4 Page 27 ...... October 2013 Page 28 ...... October 2013 Vol. 53, No. 4 British Caribbean Philatelic Journal President’s Message By Duane Larson ur 2013 Annual General Meeting was held in are scheduled as follows: the Cayman Islands at the Comfort Suites & Re- 2014, St, Louis; 2015, Den- Osort in George Town over the period of June 9 to ver; 2016, New York; 2017, 16, 2013. If you did not attend, you missed a wonderful Chicago. time! A Welcome Reception at the Governor’s Mansion on Monday night was just a taste of the warm reception I would personally like to we received from the gracious people of the island and thank our “resident mem- the Cayman Post Office. His Excellency the Governor, ber,” Ivan Burges for all the Mr. Duncan Taylor and his lovely wife hosted a beauti- time and effort he put in to ful reception at their home on Seven Mile Beach (Yes! making this Caymans AGM the reception was held on their beachfront patio) where a success. Arranging all the we met the officials of the post office and most of the small details, the group din- people who run the Cayman mail service. ner, the meeting rooms and hotel arrangements put the finishing touches on a very pleasant AGM. Throughout the week, we were treated to tours through many of the post offices on the island, including the main post office at George Town, the Airport facility, and many of the smaller town offices of Grand Cayman, thanks to the hospitality of Ms. Sheena Glasgow, Post- master General; Mrs. Karen McField, Philatelic Bureau Manager; and Daniel Ebanks, Assistant Philatelic Bu- reau Manager. PLEASE ... In addition to many sightseeing tours, swimming with help support our advertisers! the stingrays, visiting the Turtle Farm, touring the many museums and tourist attractions, we managed to work in Mention the Journal when some philatelic presentations. On Tuesday, Tom Giraldi you contact them! gave a talk on “Early Cayman Islands Postal Station- ary,” Wednesday, Ed Waterous talked about “Bahamas Post before 1900,” and on Thursday, George Fabian discussed THE BRITISH CARIBBEAN PHILATELIC STUDY GROUP and THE BRITISH WEST INDIES STUDY CIRCLE “20th Century Bermuda Mail.”

Friday afternoon featured the Executive TRINIDAD Board meeting, followed by the Annual A Philatelic History to 1913 General Meeting (Minutes are on page by Sir John Marriott, KCVO, RDP, FRPSL, Michael Medlicott 24). Awards at the meeting included the and Reuben A. Ramkissoon, FRPSL Cooley Award for lifetime service to the This book was conceived by John Marriott to follow on from his original 1962 Study Paper; BCPSG presented to Mary Gleadall. unfortunately he did not live to complete the work. With the help, not only of the two co-authors, David Horry earned the Durnin Award but many other Trinidad collectors, our two societies have collaborated to publish this book. As the title suggests, the book covers the Trinidad-only period before the advent of Trinidad & Tobago for the best article in the Journal dur- issues. It details all Postage Stamp issues within the period, as well as the Postal Markings; the ing 2012 (“GVI Postmarks of Dominica coverage includes Postal Stationery, Postage Dues, and Revenue and Of cial Stamps. The  nal chapter examines the ‘D22’ markings of Ciudad Bolivar, the ‘TOO LATE’ marks, Ship Letters, & British Honduras”). And the Addis Military Mail and many other more esoteric aspects of Trinidad philately. There are  ve Appendices Award for lifetime achievement in phila- which include a listing of Trinidad Governors and Postmasters-General, details of the printings of all the Postage Stamps as well as a census of the Lady McLeod stamp with many of these illustrated telic writing was awarded to Peter Ford in colour. And lastly, there is a long list describing many of the early Trinidad covers, pre-1860. of the United Kingdom. Further details Price: $70.00. BCPSG Members’ Price: $63.00 of these awards can be found elsewhere This  ne book is limited to 400 copies and your individually numbered copy can be ordered from:– Edward Barrow, 16704 Briardale Road, Derwood, MD 20855, Tel:– 301-816-1157 or E-mail:– in the Journal. [email protected]. For members in Britain or Europe, orders should be sent to David Druett, Pennymead Auctions, 1, Brewerton St., Knaresborough, N. YORKS. HG5 8AZ.Tel:– 01423 865962 or Fax:– 01423 547057 or E-mail:– [email protected]. Or log on to www.pennymead.com, where the Future Annual General Meeting sites book can be ordered with secure credit card check out facilities. British Caribbean Philatelic Journal Vol. 53, No. 4 Page 29 ...... October 2013

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